Fan-wheel.



F. I. BULLOCK.

FAN WHEEL.

APPLICATION mm MHZ. 19.16.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

FRIED J. BULLOCK, OF SHORTSVILLE, NEW YORK, .lltSfilltil-lil'tllfit T0PAPEC MACHINE COMPANY, OF SHOJEEJFSVJELLE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION 01NEW YORK.

FAN-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, filth.

Application filed May 2. 1916. Serial No. tllflttll.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, F RED J. BULLocK, a citizen of thellnited States,residing at Shortsville, in the county of Ontario and State of New York;have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fan Wheels, ofwhich the following is a Specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inensilage cutting wheel construction and more particularly to a fanconstruction; the object hein to provide a cutting wheel with a fanhaving a detachable blade carried by supports in such a nianner that arigid connection is formed in order to prevent the fan from accidentallyworking loose when the cutter wheel is in operation.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a cutting wheel in whichthe fan construction thereof is provided with a detach a'hle hladeextending out beyond the supports so that when the blade wears, it canhe readily removed and another hlade attached.

@ther and further olojects and advantages of the invention will hehereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined lay theappended claims.

llnthe drawing lligure l, is a plan view of a portion of a cutting wheelshowing the application of my improved construction of fan thereto;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line d it of Fig. i; and

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lhig. 3., is a detail perspective of one of the lolade supports;

1F ig. d, is a detail section through the cutting wheel showing a slihtlp modified form of fan construrtion.

lhilre numerals ofrefereuco refer to hire parts in the several figuresof the drawings.

in the drawing, 1 indicates a cutting wheel formed of a solid loodyhaving a tire 2 of steel shrunk around the periphery thereof.

The opposite faces of the hod v of the cut ting wheel 1 are providedwith recesses intoiwhich are adapted to errtend the apertured hosses tof a. fan support 5, one of supports being arranged on each side of thecutting wheel and through which rivets '6 are adapted to the recesses ocommunicating with. one another hr hon" t s shown in ll ign it, to allowthe to pass through the apertured bosses and cutting wheel in order tohold the supports 5 in position upon the opposite faces thereof.

Supports 5 are ar'anged on the sides of the cutting wheel and terminatein diverging portions 9 provided with seats 10 formed by flangeportions8 in which are adapted to be arranged fan blades 11 which are secured inposition by rivets 13 passing through the blades 11 and flanges formingthe seat 10., said flanges being supported by integral bracket portionsit.

in this construction of ensilage cutting wheel, it will be seen that thefans forming the lower part of the cutting wheel are n1ounted uponsupports secured to opposite faces of the cutting wheel in such a mannerthat the till Ill

blades 11 are mounted within seats so as to place the face of the bladesflush with the palole of being removed so that when the outer edges,which are subjected to the greatest amount of wear are brought flushwith the edges of the supports, they can he removed and new hladesinserted.

in the modification shown in F ig. t, l indicates the cutting wheelwhich is provided with recesses 3' into which are adapted to eatend theapertured hosses a of a fan support 5 arranged on one side of thecutting Wheel as clearly shown inl ig. t. The fan support 5 is providedwith a reduced per tion forming a seat (not shown) in which is adaptedto he arranged a fan hlade ll which is secured in position h v rivets l3ea tending through the flanges thcneof said hlade having a portion iteateuding over the tire 2 of the cutting wheel. in this con struction itwill he seen that l have provided a fan construction for cutting wheelsin which the fan support is secured to one side of the cutting wheelonly. The hottonr of the recesses 3" are provided with horcs l"eirtcnding through the hotly of the wheel l" port 5 in which arearranged rivets ii, the

and the apertured houses l of the fan'sup' .1.

it it ends of which are headed as clearly shown,

ll tl ti and means for securing said blade Within the seats of saidsupports.

2. A Wheel having recesses formed in the opposite faces thereof,supports provided with bosses mounted in said recesses, rivets passingthrough said supports and cutting wheel, said supports being providedwith seats, and a blade mounted in said seats.

, 3; A wheel having a solid body provided with a tire, the side faces ofsaid Wheel being provided with apertured recesses, supports providedwith apertured bosses mounted within said recesses, securing memberspassing through said bosses, said supports being provided with seats,and fan blades arranged within said seats.

4. A'wheel, comprising a body portion and a tire portion, saidbodyportion having apertured recesses, supports provided with aperturedbosses mounted in said recesses, rivets passing through said aperturedbosses for securing said supports upon the opposite faces of said wheel,said supports having fianged'edges provided With seats, blades mountedwithin the seats of said supports, rivets passing through said bladesand flanges, for securing said blades on said supports.

5. A wheel having a solid body and a tire, supports mounted u on theopposite faces amaze of said wheel having diverging portions extendingoutwardly beyond the tire thereof, said diverging portions beingprovided with seats, and a fan blade secured within said seats.

6. A wheel having recesses formed in the face thereof, a support securedthereto provided with bosses extending into said rccesses, said supportbeing provided with a seat at its outer end. the blade arranged in theseat of said support extending over the periphery of said cutting wheel,the face of said blade being flush with the edge of said support, andmeans for securing said blade in a seat of said support.

7. A device of the kind described, comprising a wheel having supportsextending outwardly beyond the periphery cf said wheel, bolts extendingthrough said supports and wheel for securing said supports on theopposite faces thereof, said supports provided with seats and bladesarranged within said seats having their faces flush with the edges ofsaid supports.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

FRED J. BULLOCK.

Witnesses:

B. BENNETT Brown, i/VILLrs C. ELLIS.

